Phenological observations of major plant growth forms and species in montane and Eriophorum vaginatum tussock tundra in central Alaska

The development stages of several tundra plant species were observed during the summers of 1977 and 1978 in different vegetation zones in a snow accumulation area and in tussock tundra. Leaf maturation and senescence tend towards synchrony regardless of the time of emergence from under the snow. Flowering stages are less synchronous and general than are the vegetation stages within a growth form.